Understanding Mountain Bike Suspension [Podcast #138]

Learn about the history of mountain bike suspension, fork and shock parts, and how suspension systems are designed to work. Get tips for dialing in various settings like compression, rebound, and air pressure for bike shocks and suspension forks.

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Mountain bike suspension can be confusing, what with all the dials, settings, and moving parts. In this episode, we go over the basic parts of any suspension system and talk about how suspension works. From here, we talk about what specific bike suspension settings do, and how to dial everything in for your own bike. We even touch on the history of mountain bike shocks and suspension.


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